Also means
darling (term of endearment)
Usage Note
chou has an irregular plural choux, the same spelling as the pastry — choux à la crème (cream puffs). As a term of endearment, mon chou or mon petit chou is roughly equivalent to 'sweetheart'. The adjective chouette (great, cool) is colloquially related.
Examples
"Elle prépare une soupe au chou."
Natural Translation
She is making a cabbage soup.

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